{"id":2057,"date":"2020-01-17T06:48:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T06:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=2057"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T04:11:50","slug":"palpatophora-magnastoma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=2057","title":{"rendered":"Palpatophora magnastoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Palpatophora magnastoma<\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>“Big-mouth palp-bearer”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kingdom<\/dt>\n
Microsynthera<\/dd>\n
Phylum<\/dt>\n
Plasticae<\/dd>\n
Class<\/dt>\n
Occlupanida<\/dd>\n
Order<\/dt>\n
Orthogonidectes<\/dd>\n
Family<\/dt>\n
Toxodentidae<\/dd>\n
Genus<\/dt>\n
Palpatophora<\/dd>\n
Species<\/dt>\n
magnastoma<\/dd>\n
External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Lateral palps. Size 21.5 mm x 26 mm<\/p>\n

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At first glance P. magnastoma could be one of a few very common occlupanid species: P. glyphodorsalis<\/em>, P. utiliformis<\/em>, or P. utiliformis grandis<\/em>. Closer examination shines a light on P. magnastoma\u2019s stand out feature. Its rather large oral groove is equal in size to that of Porrectofrontus mechadeus<\/em> and only smaller than that of Aspericardis lehmeri<\/em> among other Toxodentidae. P. magnastoma<\/em> has been observed in biomes similar to those P. mechadeus<\/em> is found in, namely plastic bags containing large and\/or heavy produce. Perhaps its smaller external morphology makes it safer from predation. The bags it has been seen attached to are often a mix of plastic mesh and plastic sheet. It is unclear whether P. magnastoma<\/em> requires this mixed biome to remain healthy. They are commonly white but pale blue specimens have been located, and a pale yellow specimen was observed in Turkey, a rare sighting for the region. Discovered by field researcher C. Reeves, and described by occlupanologist C. Huning of DWORC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Palpatophora magnastoma “Big-mouth palp-bearer” Kingdom Microsynthera Phylum Plasticae Class Occlupanida Order Orthogonidectes Family Toxodentidae Genus Palpatophora Species magnastoma External morphology Lateral palps. Size 21.5 mm x 26 mm At first glance P. magnastoma could be one of a few very common occlupanid species: P. glyphodorsalis, P. utiliformis, or P. utiliformis grandis. Closer examination shines a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2064,"parent":749,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2057","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t